The term INVENTOR'S GOAL can be summarized by two crossword solutions: PATENT (6 letters) and BETTERMOUSETRAP (15 letters). A PATENT is a form of intellectual property that grants the inventor exclusive rights to their invention for a certain period of time. A better mousetrap is an idiom used to describe any invention that is an improvement on an existing product or process. Inventors strive to obtain a PATENT for their invention in order to protect their work and reap the rewards of their innovation.